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RE: RE: Package Irradiation
Instead of trying to irradiate every piece of mail, why not irratiate (on an
as-needed basis) suspect or confirmed contaminated mail after it has been
sealed in a plastic bag, if you want to preserve any evidence (i.e.,
fingerprints)? Or just throw it in a tub-o-bleach.
Thanks, John P. Hageman, MS, CHP
Radiation Safety Officer
Southwest Research Institute
6220 Culebra Road
San Antonio, TX 78238
Ph. 210-522-2633
Fax 210-522-5720
e-mail: jph@swri.edu OR jhageman@swri.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf Of Sandy Perle
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 11:07 AM
> To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Subject: Re: Package Irradiation
>
>
> > Would package and mail irradiation be an economical solution to the
> > unwanted transport of biological agent contamination via commercial
> > and government mail systems?
>
> I certainly hope that we don't get to the point of irradiating
> every piece of mail that is
> sent through the US Postal Service. What do you think that would
> do to all of the
> dosimeters that are mailed to and from all of the facilities in
> the US and the rest of the
> world!
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> Sandy Perle Tel:(714) 545-0100 / (800)
> 548-5100
> Director, Technical Extension 2306
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